to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to live; to make a living; to get on with
only; merely; but; no more than
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
one day; (on) a certain day
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
antiquity; the previous era
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
rampancy; prevalence; domination
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
how many years; how long; what year
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
due form; official; formality
increment; amount of increase
very interesting; of great interest
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)